evaluation

• Evaluate support for social releasers?

  • Brazleton et al - observed mothers and babies during their interactions.
  • Extended study from observation to experiment.
  • Caregivers ignore baby signals
  • Initially, showed signs of distress but when continued to be ignored, they lay motionless.
  • The fact that children responded strongly, it suports bolwbys idea about significance about infants behaviour
• evaluate support for internal working models?

  • Bailey et al -assessed 99 mothers with 1 year old babies on the qualiy of their attachment with their own mothers
  • also assessed mother and baby attachment by observation.
  • the mothers who reported poor attachment to their own parents Were more likely to have poor attachment to their child.
  • Supports idea that. IWM is passed through families
• Evaluate temperament may be as important as attachmetn?

  • Bowlby emphasises role of attachment in child’s developing social behaviour. This social behaviour can be explained by temperament.
  • Reearchers suggest some babies are more anxious than others and some more sociable due to genetic makeup.
  • These differences explain later social behaviours rather than attachment experiences.
  • Researchers accuse bowlby of over-emphasising the importance of child’s early experiences and attachment quality